Zheng Yi Sao (c. 1775 – 1844), also known as Shi Yang, Shi Xianggu, Shek Yeung and Ching Shih, was a Chinese pirate leader active in the South China Sea from 1801 [1] to 1810. [2] Born as Shi Yang in 1775 to humble origins, she married a pirate named Zheng Yi at age 26 in 1801.

Ching Shih was a notorious and powerful female pirate lord, known as the ‘Terror of South China,’ during the peak of her piracy career. She rose to notoriety as a young prostitute who had sharp intelligence and business acumen, in her home city of Guangzhou, Guangdong province in …

Mar 20, 2023 · At a time when the U.S. Navy was barely a thought, Ching Shih was born as Shi Yang into a Tanka family, a people who lived and worked on junks (a kind of Chinese sailing ship) along the...

Feb 28, 2025 · Two Southern Chinese stereotypes are their international, outward-facing attitude and the independence of their women. Perhaps in no one figure are these two ideas better symbolised then in Shih...

Small, slim, and female, she commanded a massive pirate fleet in the South China Sea in the 19th century. The pirate queen was born a humble outcast in Guangdong, South China in 1775. Her name then was Sek Yeung (pinyin: Shi Yang).

Apr 6, 2016 · SAO ZHENG YI (aka Ching Shih, born Shi Yang, c. 1775 – 1844), Chinese pirate leader whose band terrorized the South China Sea between 1801 and 1810. She evaded capture by the British, Portuguese, and Chinese navies and was never brought to justice, making her arguably the most successful pirate of all time.

Jun 17, 2024 · Ching Shih, the legendary Pirate Queen of the South China Sea, stands as one of the most formidable figures in maritime history. From humble beginnings in 18th-century China, she rose to command the notorious Red Flag Fleet, …

Dec 19, 2020 · Riding the wave, if you’ll pardon the pun, of an expanding pirate presence in the region, Shih Yang became so much more then a pirate captain, acting as an admiral, governor, legislator,...

Oct 8, 2024 · Shi Yang became Zheng Yi Sao (aka Ching Shih). After the death of her husband (lost at sea), six years later in 1807, Zheng Yi Sao took control of his pirate confederation, with the help of...

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